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Lythrum salicaria L.
purple loosestrife
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JPEG file.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
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Images:
Lythrum salicaria L.
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see all the Lythrum thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery
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Synonyms:
Lythrum salicaria L.
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LYSAG |
Lythrum salicaria L. var. gracilior Turcz. |
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LYSAT |
Lythrum salicaria L. var. tomentosum (Mill.) DC. |
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LYSAV |
Lythrum salicaria L. var. vulgare DC. |
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Distribution:
Lythrum salicaria L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Lythrum salicaria L.
View
12 genera in Lythraceae,
13 species in Lythrum
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Classification:
Lythrum salicaria L.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum salicaria L.
This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place
name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location,
or click here for a composite list of all
Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
| Alabama: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Class B noxious weed |
| Arizona: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
| Arkansas: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| California: |
| purple loosestrife |
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B list (noxious weeds) |
| Colorado: |
| purple loosestrife |
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A list (noxious weeds) |
| Connecticut: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Invasive, banned |
| Florida: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Prohibited aquatic plant, Class 1 |
| Idaho: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Indiana: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Permit required |
| Iowa: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Secondary noxious weed1 |
| Massachusetts: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Prohibited |
| Michigan: |
| Lythrum |
| purple loosestrife |
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Sale prohibited2 |
| Minnesota: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
| Missouri: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Montana: |
| purple loosestrife, lythrum |
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Category 2 noxious weed |
| Nebraska: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Nevada: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| New Mexico: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Class A noxious weed |
| North Carolina: |
| Lythrum |
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Class B noxious weed3 |
| North Dakota: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Ohio: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Prohibited noxious weed |
| Oregon: |
| purple loosestrife |
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"B" designated weed |
| purple loosestrife |
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Quarantine |
| Pennsylvania: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed4 |
| South Carolina: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Invasive aquatic plant |
| purple loosestrife |
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Plant pest |
| South Dakota: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| purple loosestrife |
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Regulated non-native plant species |
| Tennessee: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Plant pest5 |
| Texas: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious plant |
| Utah: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Vermont: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Class B noxious weed |
| Virginia: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
| Washington: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Class B noxious weed |
| purple loosestrife |
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Quarantine6 |
| Wisconsin: |
| Lythrum |
| purple loosestrife |
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Nuisance weed7 |
| Wyoming: |
| purple loosestrife |
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Noxious weed |
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| 1 it is illegal to import, sell, offer for sale, or distribute the seeds or the plants of purple loosestrife in any form
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| 2 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrid of the genus is prohibited from sale
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| 3 any Lythrum spp. not native to North Carolina
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| 4 including all cultivars
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| 6 any hybrid cross
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| 7 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrids thereof
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U.S. Weed Information:
Lythrum salicaria L.
purple loosestrife
purple lythrum
rainbow weed
salicaire
spiked loosestrife
Lythrum
purple loosestrife
This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Assorted authors.
200_.
State noxious weed lists for 46 states.
State agriculture or natural resource departments.
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| Cal-IPC |
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California Invasive Plant Council.
2006.
California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007).
California Invasive Plant Council.
Berkeley, California.
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| N'EAST |
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
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| NE&GP |
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
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| SEEPPC |
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Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1996.
Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999).
Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Tennessee.
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| SWSS |
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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| WI |
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Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.).
1997.
Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants.
Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources.
Madison, Wisconsin.
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| WSWS |
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
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Introduced Information:
Lythrum salicaria L.
This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS
Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on
link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lythrum salicaria L.
| Nat. Ind. |
Reg. 1 |
Reg. 2 |
Reg. 3 |
Reg. 4 |
Reg. 5 |
Reg. 6 |
Reg. 7 |
Reg. 8 |
Reg. 9 |
Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
Reg. H |
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FACW+ |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
OBL |
NI |
NO |
OBL |
FACW+ |
OBL |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Lythrum salicaria L.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27079.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Lythrum salicaria L.
CT-USDA NRCS Invasive Species Identification Sheets
Canada-British Columbia-Weed Management
Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets
Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey & NAPIS Page
Cornell University Biological Control
Ducks Unlimited Canada-Top 10 Frequently Asked Purple Loosestrife Questions
Global Invasive Species Database
IA-DNR Nuisance Species
IL-Vegetation Management Guidelines (Nature Preserve Commission)
Idaho One Plan: noxious abstract & images
Invasive Exotic Plants of Canada: abstract & illustrations
MA-Massachusetts Non-Native Plant Introductions
ME-Invasive Plant Fact Sheets (DNR)
MI-Frequently Asked Question About Purple Loosestrife
MI-Purple (Loosestrife) Pages (MSU)
MN-Invasive Exotic Species (DNR)
MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual
MT-Center for Invasive Plant Management
ND-Identification and Control of Purple Loosestrife
NPCI Alien Plant Working Group: abstract & image
NV-Extension Weed Wanted Posters
NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20
National Project for the Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife
North American Purple Loosestrife Control Contacts
The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program
USFWS-Purple Loosestrife Management
UT-Unwanted Weeds-Utah Department of Transportation
VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia
VT-Aquatic Nuisance Species
WA-King County Noxious Weeds
WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: abstract
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